Permanent Appointment The Department

At the Department of Training and Workforce Development we support Western Australia’s training system to develop the skills and capabilities needed to transform lives while creating strong and vibrant businesses, communities and the economy.

We’re an equal prospect employer and encourage people with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to join us, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disability, youth, women and people of diverse sexualities and genders.

Find out more about our work by visiting our website www.wa.gov.au/dtwd

Leadership for All

Critical to our success in delivering value for the future of Western Australians is the leadership capability of our people. We believe that everyone is a leader, regardless of their role and we are committed to advancing our collective leadership impact by adopting the behaviours and mindsets in Leadership Expectations.

What We Offer

You will have access to a range of benefits including:

- Flexible work arrangements;

- Significant career and professional development programs and opportunities;

- Salary packaging options; and

- Access to health and wellbeing initiatives including an employee assistance program and funded flu vaccinations

Find out more by visiting our website www.wa.gov.au/dtwd

We are seeking a motivated and experienced labour relations professional, who is keen to work in a small dynamic team delivering labour relations services and support for the Western Australian public sector training sector. The ability to work on complex issues in a collaborative way is important in our team, and we value working together towards team goals, respecting and learning from each other and celebrating our successes.





The Principal Labour Relations Advisor assists the Assistant Director to supervise and coordinate the activities of the Labour Relations team to ensure provision of advice, services and industrial representation and advocacy for the Department and TAFE colleges. This position assists in the achievement of strategic workplace and labour relations reform in accordance with Departmental and TAFE College objectives, as well as those of central government agencies, such as the Public Sector Commission and Government Sector Labour Relations.

To be successful in this role you will have significant experience in strategic and operational public sector labour relations, excellent stakeholder management and interpersonal skills, demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a team environment, experience in negotiation and advocacy and have demonstrated high quality interpretation and consultancy skills.

For Further Job Related Information

Please contact Ross Davenport, Assistant Director Training Sector Labour Relations on (08) 6551 51or email *****@dtwd.wa.gov.au

Application Instructions For further information about this position and details on how to apply please visit Jobs WA job board by clicking the ‘Apply’ button.

Other Conditions and Eligibility

New employees will be required to obtain a criminal convictions screening clearance by providing a current National Police Certificate prior to their appointment.

If you are not an Australian citizen, you must have permanent residency to be eligible for appointment.

This selection process may be used to identify suitable applicants for subsequent vacancies and also similar vacancies that arise within the next twelve months. The Department may conduct further search activities after the closing date, if required, to extend the field of applicants.

Closing Date: Friday, 16 October 2026 (WST). You are reminded that the onus is on the applicant to ensure that their application is received by the closing date and time.

📌 Principal Labour Relations Advisor (Osborne Park)
🏢 Department of Training & Workforce Development WA
📍 Osborne Park